Former FBI Director James Comey Responds to Mike Flynn Charges with Bible Verse

Former FBI Director James Comey took to Twitter just hours after news broke Friday that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was pleading guilty to special counsel Robert Mueller’s charge that he lied to the FBI.

According to Mueller, Flynn “willfully and knowingly” made “false, fictitious and fraudulent statements” regarding conversations he had with then-Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak between Trump’s election and his inauguration.

In his tweet, Comey did not mention anything pertaining to the investigation, instead opting to cite a verse from the Bible.

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“’But (let) justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream’ Amos 5:24,” he wrote, while linking to a post from his Instagram page that included the same verse and a photo of a flowing stream.

“But justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream” Amos 5:24 https://t.co/o89PSY1YBd

Flynn departed the Trump administration in February amid questions surrounding his connections to Russians. Comey has claimed that the day after Flynn was ousted, Trump asked the-then FBI director to stop the bureau’s probe into Flynn.

Comey himself was fired by Trump in May, with Trump telling him at the time that he was “not able to effectively lead the bureau.”

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After Comey was fired, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller to oversee the investigation into Russian collusion.

The reaction from Twitter users to Comey’s tweet was mixed, with some people seemingly appreciative of his post.

How sweet it is. And thank YOU for your honesty, integrity and patriotism.

His tweet did not include any explanation of why he had chosen to quote Churchill.

Flynn, meanwhile, said in a statement that he accepts “full responsibility” for his actions.

“My guilty plea and agreement to cooperate with the Special Counsel’s Office reflect a decision I made in the best interests of my family and of our country,” his statement read. “I accept full responsibility for my actions.”

Despite a report from ABC News that Flynn has agreed to “full cooperation” with Mueller’s investigation, White House attorney Ty Cobb said Flynn’s guilty plea does not implicate Trump.

“The false statements involved mirror the false statements to White House officials which resulted in (Flynn’s) resignation in February of this year,” Cobb said.

“Nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than Mr. Flynn,” he added.